London hotel is inviting guests to be treated like royalty - with their own personal chef, butler and a chauffeur-driven limousine - to mark the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton
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There's more to China than skyscrapers, forbidden cities and a great wall. Andrew Barker visits Hangzhou where even the Chinese manage to relax
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The octopus is served on sticks, kitten-stroking comes by the hour, and the most extrovert dressers don't like to be looked at. Richard Godwin finds things aren't so Japan-easy... more
The West End will have a £1 billion makeover before the Olympics, with business leaders saying it is a sign of “growing confidence” in the area... more
InterContinental Hotels says revenue from China will exceed $1 billion for the first time this year, as it prepares to double its hotel count in the fast-growing market... more
Kraft Foods, the US processed food giant which is trying to take over Cadbury, moved to beef up its board in an attempt to add credibility to its bid... more
John Daly will play in the Australian Open and Australian PGA golf tournaments in December after recovering more quickly than expected from a rib injury... more
From a Kilburn warehouse to Florida’s millionaires’ playground — how a maverick cop cracked a 10-year-old murder case that this week may put a playboy in prison for life... more
Globetrotting backbench MPs have received £1.4million of free trips in a year - flying first class, staying in five-star hotels and getting a daily cash allowance... more
Hillary Clinton took a step closer to being appointed US Secretary of State after her husband agreed to reveal the identities of his major cash donors... more
In the Eighties they were the biggest-selling band in the UK and America - but an explosive new book Andy Taylor reveals the terrible toll success took on Duran Duran.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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